Re: [LAU] RME HDSPe ExpressCard interface

From: plutek-infinity <plutek@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Mon Apr 06 2009 - 22:48:54 EEST

>From: Florian Faber <faber@email-addr-hidden>
>
>Plutek,
>
>> i've been running an RME Multiface under linux for years with the
>> CardBus interface. i just switched to the ExpressCard interface, and
>> am having troubles. before getting into details, are there folks out
>> there running the RME ExpressCard interface with the Multiface
>> breakout box successfully? the ALSA matrix says it should be fine.
>
>It should, yes.
>
>> if so, what distros and laptops?
>
>Thinkpad r61 - works fine.
>
>> the adapter works fine under WinXP -- yes, i re-installed XP just to test the hardware -- uggh!
>
>Maybe a problem with the driver for your express card slot. The card is
>basically the same as the cardbus variant.

got it working -- under Windows, i re-installed the driver, which brought the multiface back online. after that, the firmware loads successfully under linux, and all is well. i *cannot*, however, hotplug the ExpressCard under linux -- the multiface status light behaves as it should (blinks with the ExpressCard out, and goes dark when the ExpressCard is re-inserted), but hdspmixer comes up with all meters at full-scale, and the unit does not function.

anyways, it's good enough to work with -- just unfortunate that it seems i need to keep a windows partition available in case i need to pull the card out of a "funk" again!

cheers!

-- 
.pltk.
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